The recent front-page article about the Lewiston shooting (“How ‘true heroes’ tried to stop a killer at a Lewiston bowling alley,” Dec. 22) as well as Victoria Hugo-Vidal’s column a few weeks ago were about the heroism of several people who tried to stop the shooter or used their bodies to protect children. The Carnegie […]

Pine Tree Power, anyone!?! (“More than 132,000 Mainers enter 4th day without power as restoration efforts continue,” Dec. 20). Jane Manson Belgrade Lakes

Recent presidential candidates have been trying to outdo each other on how tough they are going to be on China, with many claiming they will ban the purchase of real estate for either government or private citizens from China. Since the “spy balloon” traveled across Canada and the U.S., it has been very trendy to […]

Now that the birds have not returned to City Hall, indicating the flood waters have receded and there is dry land in Hallowell, it’s time for the City Council and mayor to proceed with more important business of providing LGBTQ+ sensitivity training for the city manager and Hallowell Fire Department. Bob Scheirer Randolph

The photo of the woman kayaking on Wilson Pond to retrieve her son’s toy plane should not have been included in the paper (Dec. 27, B3). This boater was a tragedy waiting to happen. Kayaking without a life jacket, in very cold water, while toting a roof rake equals totally unsafe. Had she gone into […]